Karyna Yarmolenka

Karyna Dzmitryeuna Yarmolenka (Belarusian: Карына Дзмітрыеўна Ярмоленка; born 4 May 2000)^[1] is a Belarusian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 World team and group all-around bronze medalist. She won a team silver medal at the 2021 European Championships. She is the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she finished fifth in the group all-around. At the junior level, she is the 2015 European 5 balls champion and group all-around silver medalist.

Karyna Yarmolenka
Full name	Karyna Dzmitryeuna Yarmolenka
Alternative name(s)	Karina Yarmolenka
Country represented	Belarus
Born	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23) Minsk, Belarus
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2017-
Club	Republican Centre of Olympic Training
Head coach(es)	Tatiana Nenasheva
Assistant coach(es)	Irina Leparskaya
Choreographer	Volha Strakhava
Medal record Representing  Belarus Group rhythmic gymnastics World Championships 2021 Kitakyushu Team 2021 Kitakyushu Group all-around European Games 2019 Minsk Group all-around 2019 Minsk 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2019 Minsk 5 Balls European Championships 2021 Varna Team Junior European Championships 2015 Minsk 5 Balls 2015 Minsk Group all-around

Career

Yarmolenka began rhythmic gymnastics in 2005.^[2]

Junior

At the 2015 Junior European Championships, Yarmolenka and the Belarusian junior group won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia.^[3] She then won a gold medal in the 5 balls event final.^[4]

Senior

Yarmolenka and the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Sofia World Cup.^[5] She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2019 European Games alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Hanna Shvaiba, Arina Tsitsilina, Anastasiya Rybakova. They won the gold medal in the group all-around by 0.050 ahead of Bulgaria. They also won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In the 5 balls final, they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Bulgaria.^[6] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku where the Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around.^[7] They also finished fourth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and seventh in the 5 balls final.^[8]

Yarmolenka competed at the 2021 Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel.^[9] She won a group all-around bronze medal at the 2021 Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy.^[10] They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls.^[11] She then competed at the 2021 European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos.^[12] The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.^[13][14][15]

Yarmolenka was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Arina Tsitsilina, Anastasiya Rybakova.^[16] In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final.^[17] Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place.^[18] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.^[19] This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014.^[20] In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.^[21] The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.^[22]

References

1. "Karyna Yarmolenka". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. "Yarmolenka Karyna". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "31th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Junior Groups All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
4. "31th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Group Junior 5 Balls Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
5. "Ashram and Soldatova shine in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
6. "Minsk 2019 Results Book Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Minsk 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
7. (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
8. (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
9. "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 33–39. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
10. "AGF Trophy 2021 Group All-Around Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
11. "AGF Trophy 2021 Group Apparatus Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
12. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
13. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
14. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 5 Balls Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
15. "37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
16. "Утвержден состав спортивной делегации на Игры в Токио" [The composition of the sports delegation for the Tokyo Games is approved]. Belarus Olympic Committee (in Russian). 23 June 2021.
17. (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
18. (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
19. "Belarus win Team All-Around bronze at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
20. "RGF Group claims fifth consecutive World All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
21. (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
22. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

• Karyna Yarmolenka at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Karyna Yarmolenka on Instagram